Only Two Months Away

Today, the 2020 election is exactly two months away, on November 3. Given all the concern about voting during a pandemic and about the outcome of this particular election, it's time to make a plan for how you intend to cast your ballot. 

In August, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that, as was the case for the primary, concern about COVID-19 is sufficient reason to request an absentee ballot. Yesterday, he announced the launch of an online portal where all registered voters can request an absentee ballot at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov. If you are not registered to vote, or if you need to change to voter registration address, you can find help for doing that at elections.ny.gov.  

If you want to vote in person, there are nine days of early voting, in addition to the polls being open for fifteen hours--from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.--on election day, Tuesday, November 3. All early voting in the county will take place at 401 State Street. Here's the schedule:

• Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sunday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Monday, October 26, noon to 8 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 28, noon to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Friday, October 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, October 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sunday, November 1, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There are many ways to do it and no excuse for not doing it. Vote.

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